how to open a big .dsk file???

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Name: Gal
Date: February 16, 2004 at 11:50:54 Pacific
Subject: how to open a big .dsk file???
OS: 3.1
CPU/Ram: P133

Comment:

Hi everybody (jboy???), I just downloaded the awesome "Beneath A Steel Sky" (a cyber-punk adventure game released as freeware by Revolution Softwares last year).
My problem is that the zip file I downloaded contains a small .dna file and a big .dsk one.
This was meant to play with a program called ScummVM (to allow people with brand new computers to play some old games), but I'd like to play it on my old machine without this. I assume this .dsk file is an image of the original CD-Rom (69M), so I'm wondering how to "extract" the files from this.
I tried Winimage but had no success.
By the way, if anyone is interested in this game, you have a link on the site of Revolution.
Hope some can help.
Thanks

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Response Number 1

Name: jboy
Date: February 16, 2004 at 12:58:34 Pacific
Subject: how to open a big .dsk file???

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Hi Gal : )
DSK does seem to be a type of disk image, but I suspect (in this case) it may be for a platform other than DOS.
There was a DOS version of "Beneath A Steel Sky", but also ones for Amiga & Mac.
Not had any experience with the SCUMM VM emulator (although I've heard it recommended), but from what I've gathered by checking their homepage and some game forums, that's what you'll need to use to play Steel Sky.
Hey - I'm a huge fan of William Gibson's writing.

My other computer is a CRAY

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Response Number 2

Name: Gal
Date: February 16, 2004 at 13:09:45 Pacific
Subject: how to open a big .dsk file???

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So you mean this is the image of the Amiga game?

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Response Number 3

Name: jboy
Date: February 16, 2004 at 13:16:26 Pacific
Subject: how to open a big .dsk file???

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Well, my best guess would be Macintosh - but that's all it is. At any rate, it sounds as if that file is structured specifically to function with scumm vm (or maybe the other way around).

My other computer is a CRAY

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Response Number 4

Name: jboy
Date: February 16, 2004 at 19:47:54 Pacific
Subject: how to open a big .dsk file???

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Hi Gal - it's quite possible (perhaps even likely) I'm completely offbase - see if this is helpful

My other computer is a CRAY

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Response Number 5

Name: 900t
Date: February 16, 2004 at 20:24:00 Pacific
Subject: how to open a big .dsk file???

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DSK is pretty much the same as IMG and whatever.
DSK files can be read by WinImage, or an IBM tool called LOADDSKF. IBM also has a similar command-line DOS utility called SAVEDSKF to translate the diskette to a dsk file.
I didn't know/think DSK could go all the way to 70MO!!

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Response Number 6

Name: jboy
Date: February 16, 2004 at 22:27:21 Pacific
Subject: how to open a big .dsk file???

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Well, no - those DSK files are typically diskette images.

I renounce Bill Gates and all His Works

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Response Number 7

Name: Gal
Date: February 17, 2004 at 00:38:55 Pacific
Subject: how to open a big .dsk file???

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Thank you guys, I'll just try your link Jboy.
See you

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